The hefty cost reflects the town’s current vulnerability. The same characteristics that draw residents and visitors to Snowmass Village — its forested location and steep slopes — make it vulnerable to fire.
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When the insurance company sends a fire crew
“The fire department’s job is to put the fire out. We come in with a different mandate — to protect the home or commercial building. We apply our skills appropriately, adding to what the fire department is doing.”
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Exceptional drought and a ring of fire for northwest Colorado
Firefighter helicopter Steve Cohen said that in his 25-year career, he has seen firsthand fires steadily increasing in size. It wasn’t that long ago, he said, that “we’d never heard of a 100,000-acre fire.”